Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"with the necessary changes," Latin, literally "things being changed that have to be changed," from the ablative plurals of, respectively, the past participle and gerundive of mutare "to change" (see mutable).
Wiktionary
adv. Having (l/en change changed) what needed to be changed.
WordNet
adv. with the necessary changes having been carried out
Wikipedia
Mutatis mutandis is a Medieval Latin phrase meaning "the necessary changes having been made" or "once the necessary changes have been made". It remains unnaturalized and is therefore usually italicized. It is used in English and other European languages to acknowledge that a comparison being made requires certain obvious alterations, which are left unstated. It is not to be confused with the similar ceteris paribus, which excludes any changes other than those explicitly mentioned. Mutatis mutandis is increasingly replaced by non-Latin equivalents, but is still used in law, economics, mathematics, linguistics, and philosophy. In particular, in logic, it is encountered when discussing counterfactuals, as a shorthand for all the initial and derived changes which have been previously discussed.
Mutatis Mutandis is an album of instrumental rock music by Ronnie Montrose.
Mutatis mutandis may refer to:
- Mutatis mutandis, a Medieval Latin phrase meaning "the necessary changes having been made" or "once the necessary changes have been made".
- Mutatis Mutandis (album), a 1991 album by American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose.
- Mutatis Mutandis, a 2005 album by French singer Juliette (French singer).
Usage examples of "mutatis mutandis".
The method by which Cervantes won the ear of the Spanish people ought, mutatis mutandis, to be equally effective with the great majority of English readers.
In the end it was agreed that while the wizards of course paid no taxes, they would nevertheless make an entirely voluntary donation of, oh, let's say two hundred dollars per head, without prejudice, mutatis mutandis, no strings attached, to be used strictly for non-militaristic and environmentally-acceptable purposes.